Peru’s Prison System in Crisis: Leadership Failures Demand America-First Vigilance

In an alarming demonstration of government dysfunction, Peru’s interim president José Jerí has unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s prison system after uncovering “critical administrative deficiencies” that allowed criminal networks to thrive behind bars. This crisis is not just a Latin American problem—it echoes warnings for the United States about what happens when state institutions fail to uphold law, order, and national security. How Long Will We Let Bureaucratic Decay Enable Crime? President Jerí’s revelation that inmates could operate extortion rings from inside prisons because officials lost track of their whereabouts is more than a scandal—it is a direct...